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Need help? Chrome Firefox Safari Internet Explorer. Culturally, the s remain a unique and often overlooked period in modern Cambodian history. When the Khmer Rouge lost their grip to the invading Vietnamese in , many of those who had endured and survived found their way toward refugee camps established across the border in Thailand — camps already inundated by those who had managed to flee between Though entertainment was clearly not the top priority during these times, surviving musicians and singers inside the refugee camps were among the first to record what can be called a post-war Khmer music.
Blue Basket aka Sronos Kantong Khiev , track 1 on Cambodian Cassette Archives , proved to be one of the most popular songs on the compilation over the years. At the time it was compiled, the singer could not be identified, and was listed as unknown the liner notes. In late, with assistance from Mr. Long Thach in Australia, I finally discovered that it was sung by Mr. Kieng Yuthhan; a beloved singer from the s, who still sings today.
I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing Kieng in Cambodia that year. Kieng was born in in Svay Jek district, near Battambang, Cambodia, and had been an aspiring singer and guitarist in Cambodia during his teen years in the s.
He was among a few singers who began to record cassette-albums from within the camps.
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